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APSA 2025 Council Elections are now open! All APSA members as of July 3, 2025, are eligible to vote. Learn more about the 2025 Slate of Council and Officer nominees here:

Theme Panel: Economic Sanctions in a Globalized World: Rethinking Strategy and Impact In-Person Full Paper Panel Participants: (Chair) Christina Davis, Harvard University (Discussant) Daniel W. Drezner, Tufts University (Discussant) Daniel L. Nielson, University of Texas at Austin Session Description: In an increasingly interconnected global economy, economic sanctions have emerged as an important tool for advancing foreign policy objectives. However, the complexity of globalization presents challenges in understanding both the causes and outcomes of sanctions.

Theme Panel: Economic Sanctions in a Globalized World: Rethinking Strategy and Impact

In-Person Full Paper Panel Participants: (Chair) Christina Davis, Harvard University (Discussant) Daniel W. Drezner, Tufts University (Discussant) Daniel L. Nielson, University of Texas at Austin Session…

Perspectives on Politics: Call for Papers – Political Science and the University - Guest Editor: Anja Neundorf, University of Glasgow Guest Editor: Robert Pape, University of Chicago Guest Editor: Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University In recent years, universities around the world…

Last Call for Papers! What is the political future of the university? @poppublicsphere.bsky.social seeks papers exploring the governance, legitimacy, and challenges facing higher education around the world. #polisci #university

🗓️ Deadline: August 1, 2025
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David Guerrero Receives the 2025 Leo Strauss Award for “Reframing Expressive Freedom: Free Speech Libertarianism, Republicanism, and the Political Economy of Communication” The Leo Strauss Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in political philosophy. Citation from the Award Committee: David Guerrero’s dissertation, “Reframing Expressive Freedom: Free Speech Libertarianism, Republicanism, and The Political Economy of Communication,” offers an incisively argued and carefully crafted analysis of multiple twentieth-century and contemporary debates about free speech.

David Guerrero Receives the 2025 Leo Strauss Award for “Reframing Expressive Freedom: Free Speech Libertarianism, Republicanism, and the Political Economy of Communication”

The Leo Strauss Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral…

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Just two weeks left to submit your research on U.S. trade policy to @pspolisci.bsky.social! We welcome diverse approaches to this evolving issue in global and domestic politics.
🗓️ Deadline: August 15
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Theme Panel: Dynamic Black Political Identity in a Polarized Two-Party System Co-sponsored by Division 32: Race, Ethnicity, and Politics In-Person Full Paper Panel Participants: (Chair) Vincent L. Hutchings, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Discussant) Ismail K. White, Princeton University Session Description: Understanding Black political identity is foundational to explaining U.S. politics. The modern U.S. political era, defined by runaway polarization, is outlined in large part by Black citizens and their relationship with the two major parties.

Theme Panel: Dynamic Black Political Identity in a Polarized Two-Party System #APSA2025

Excited to be co-organizing an APSA MENA Methods Workshop on "Participatory and Engaged Research in the MENA" with @apsamena.bsky.social colleagues @separkinson.bsky.social, @ammars.bsky.social and Lara Khattab at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. ECRs & practitioners, apply by 9/14.

I had the pleasure to see some of Roxanne's work at a @jawspolisci.bsky.social session, and from what I saw it was excellent!

Let APSA celebrate you and your colleagues achievement! Faculty recognized by their institutions can join APSA's #CampusTeachingAward Recognition and be featured in APSA's Political Science Today.

📅 Deadline: August 15
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2025 Annual Meeting Planning Updates

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Roxanne Rahnama Receives the 2025 E.E. Schattschneider Award for “Myths and Monuments: Ideological Tools of Dominance and Symbolic Change” The E. E. Schattschneider Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.    Citation from the Award Committee: We are delighted to present the E. E. Schattschneider Award to Roxanne Rahnama for her brilliant dissertation, “Myths and Monuments: Ideological Tools of Dominance and Symbolic Change.” This dissertation explores how ideology—defined to include symbols, rhetoric, and ideas, contributes to the preservation of social hierarchy in periods of institutional and political change.

Roxanne Rahnama Receives the 2025 E.E. Schattschneider Award for “Myths and Monuments: Ideological Tools of Dominance and Symbolic Change”

The E. E. Schattschneider Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field…

Interview Services Location: Vancouver Convention Center, Ballroom C

#APSA2025 Interview Services registration is open! APSA provides space for employers/departments who have posted an #eJobs listing to interview candidates at the APSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver!

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Theme Panel: Drivers of Inter-Group Cooperation and Prejudice in Divided Societies Co-sponsored by Division 21: Conflict Processes In-Person Full Paper Panel Participants: (Chair) Laia Balcells, Georgetown University (Discussant) Salma Mousa, University of California, Los Angeles (Discussant) Aidan Milliff, Florida State University Session Description: This panel examines the psychological dynamics of inter-group cooperation and conflict. The papers collectively ask what drives prejudice and tension between groups, and what factors or interventions could shift individuals toward greater cooperation and reconciliation.

Theme Panel: Drivers of Inter-Group Cooperation and Prejudice in Divided Societies #APSA2025

Nicholas D’Amico Receives the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize for “Rainbow Participation? Assessing the Forces Motivating the LGBTQ Participation and Political Identity in the United States” The Kenneth Sherrill Prize is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) topics in political science.    Citation from the Award Committee: Nicholas D’Amico is the winner of the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize, which recognizes the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topics in political science.

Nicholas D’Amico Receives the 2025 Kenneth Sherrill Prize for “Rainbow Participation? Assessing the Forces Motivating the LGBTQ Participation and Political Identity in the United States”

The Kenneth Sherrill Prize is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor…

Data on the Profession: 2023–2024 Political Science Enrollments and Curriculum Trends This month’s Chart of the Month features new data from APSA’s 2023–2024 Departmental Survey (Part I), which collected responses from 120 U.S. political science departments between April and May 2025. The data provide insights into undergraduate and graduate enrollments, degree completions, and curriculum patterns across BA, MA, and PhD-granting institutions. Key Findings: Undergraduate BA programs continued to enroll the most students and award the most degrees.

Chart of the Month: 2023–2024 Political Science Enrollments and Curriculum Trends

#SurveyReminder for Political Science Graduate Students! 📢

The APSA Research Department, in collaboration with the Graduate Student Committee, is conducting a survey to better understand the experiences and challenges facing #polisci #gradstudents today!

Perspectives on Politics: Call for Papers – Political Science and the University - Guest Editor: Anja Neundorf, University of Glasgow Guest Editor: Robert Pape, University of Chicago Guest Editor: Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University In recent years, universities around the world…

Just 3 days left! ⌛ Submit your papers for the @PoPpublicsphere Special Issue: Political Science and the University. Topics include academic freedom, global diplomacy, student movements, and university governance.
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#callforpapers #polisky

Theme Panel: Division and Disorder: The Christian Right in the Trump Era Co-sponsored by Division 47: Sexuality & Politics In-Person Roundtable Participants: (Chair) Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University (Presenter) Angelia R. Wilson, University of Manchester (Presenter) Paul A. Djupe, Denison University (Presenter) Melissa Deckman, Public Religion Research Institute (Presenter) Andrew R. Flores, American University Session Description: The rise of MAGA and the election of Trump in 2024 raises questions regarding the relationship between the political leaders of the Christian Right and those of the Republican Party.

Theme Panel: Division and Disorder: The Christian Right in the Trump Era #APSA2025

APSA's Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty Award - American Political Science Association (APSA) The Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership by Contingent Faculty The Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty in the

Nominations are open for the Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership by Contingent Faculty. This APSA award recognizes the vital contributions of political science faculty working outside the tenure track.

Deadline: July 31, 2025
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Perspectives on Politics: Call for Papers – Political Science and the University - Guest Editor: Anja Neundorf, University of Glasgow Guest Editor: Robert Pape, University of Chicago Guest Editor: Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University In recent years, universities around the world…

Call for Papers Close Friday! ⏰ What role should universities play in democratic life? @poppublicsphere.bsky.social is accepting papers for a special issue on the politics of #HigherEducation, #StudentActivism, #AcademicFreedom, and related topics! #polisky

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Black Troops and White Backlash: The Lingering Cost of Liberation In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Jack Wippell, covers the new article by Joshua Byun and Hyunku Kwon, "Black Troops, White Rage, and Political Violence in the Postbellum American South." After the Civil War, the United States briefly stationed thousands of Union soldiers across the defeated South to protect the formerly enslaved and maintain public order.

. @josh_byun & Hyunku Kwon trace Reconstruction’s long shadow: Southern counties once garrisoned by Black Union troops suffered more lynchings after withdrawal - an effect that lingered for decades. Protections must be durable, less they sow backlash. @apsrjournal

Registration Join scholars for the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from Wednesday, September 10 to Sunday, September 14, 2025, to explore the meeting theme,…

Join APSA in #Vancouver! Register now to join political science scholars at the #APSA2025 Annual Meeting & Exhibition! Visit the conference website to learn more and register today!

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David Froomkin Receives the 2025 Leonard D. White Award for “Structuring Democracy” The Leonard D. White Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration. Citation from the Award Committee: The 2025 Leonard D. White Award for the best dissertation in public administration is given to “Structuring Democracy”. “Structuring Democracy” follows in the tradition of canonical public administration texts, such as Frederick Mosher’s “Democracy and Public Service,” by providing a theoretical foundation for the role of administration in U.S.

David Froomkin Receives the 2025 Leonard D. White Award for “Structuring Democracy”

The Leonard D. White Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration. Citation from the Award…

Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government Virtual Workshop This virtual workshop provides specific advice and strategies for how to teach multiple sections of American government each semester, year after year. Panelists include community college faculty from California, New York, and Texas.

Happening Today! Join us today for APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession virtual workshop at 3:00 PM ET, "Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government."

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Theme Panel: Digital Authoritarianism: Propaganda, Censorship, and Surveillance in China Co-sponsored by Division 40: Information Technology, & Politics Full Paper Panel with Virtual Participation Participants: (Chair) Lynette H. Ong, University of Toronto (Discussant) Lizhi Liu, Georgetown University (Discussant) Eddie Yang, University of California, San Diego Session Description: Information and communication technology was once believed to be a liberating force that could promote freedom in authoritarian regimes. However, it has also been harnessed as a powerful tool for authoritarian control, enabling new forms of propaganda, censorship, and state surveillance in the digital era and contributing to a resurgence of nativism and authoritarianism.

Theme Panel: Digital Authoritarianism: Propaganda, Censorship, and Surveillance in China #APSA2025

Perspectives on Politics: Call for Papers – Political Science and the University - Guest Editor: Anja Neundorf, University of Glasgow Guest Editor: Robert Pape, University of Chicago Guest Editor: Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University In recent years, universities around the world…

Deadline approaching! @poppublicsphere.bsky.social invites submissions for a special issue on Political Science and the University. Explore the political role, governance, and global impact of #highereducation institutions.
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Theme Panel: Democratic Backsliding and Opposition Resistance Co-sponsored by Division 44: Democracy and Autocracy In-Person Full Paper Panel Participants: (Discussant) Orçun Selçuk, Luther College (Discussant) Laura Gamboa, University of Notre Dame (Chair) Laura Gamboa, University of Notre Dame Session Description: Democracies in many corners of the globe today are under threat, often at the hands of their elected leaders. These incumbent-led attacks on democratic institutions have directly limited the ability of regime opponents to operate, while also reshaping the behaviors of various political actors in response.

Theme Panel: Democratic Backsliding and Opposition Resistance

Co-sponsored by Division 44: Democracy and Autocracy In-Person Full Paper Panel Participants: (Discussant) Orçun Selçuk, Luther College (Discussant) Laura Gamboa, University of Notre Dame (Chair) Laura Gamboa, University of Notre Dame…

2025 Campus Teaching Awards Recognition Each year, APSA recognizes faculty who have won campus teaching awards. APSA features the winners and titles of their awards in the PSNow and the November issue of Political Science Today. If you or…

APSA wants to recognize outstanding teaching in political science! 👏 If you or someone you know received a #CampusTeachingAward this year and be featured in APSA"s Political Science Today. #polisky #highered #teachingexcellence

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Virtual Workshop: Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government - Join APSA's Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for their professional development workshop series' fourth event. 3 PM Eastern, Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Tomorrow! 📢 Join APSA’s Committee on the Status of #CommunityColleges in the Profession for a virtual workshop, "Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government."

Tuesday, July 29 , 2025
3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT

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